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POLILLA MENOR CERA [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The lesser wax moth is widely distributed in the beekeeping world ... They cause bald brood, a malady in which the cells are uncapped and the heads of larvae, usually in the later stages of development, are exposed.

OBS

An insect of the family Pyralidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Pyralidae qui cause, dans les ruches, une maladie qu'on appelle le couvain chauve.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Cría de abejas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

Achroia grisella, polilla chica o tiña verdadera. Las hembras son más pequeñas que las de Galleria mellonella, su envergadura alar no sobrepasa los 23 mm y su longitud es de aproximadamente 10 mm.

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